Bad time to get ExpressVu?

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yea, if you buy the 9200, when the new mpeg4 box arrives, you will get it for free, and have it delivered to your residence, by the toothfairy, riding on a unicorn, with a winning lotto ticket stuffed in the cardslot
get it in writing
im sure the "free" upgrade offer will change substantially (free delivery, free activation, free call to the activations dept, but no free mpeg 4 box, maybe a credit)
 
However, Bell has dropped 3 months FREE (50% off for six months) it ran Jan - Mar; and Bell has dropped 2 months FREE (2 months free for 2 months).

From Fri the Thirteenth of July ... :rolleyes: ... the new offer is $10/mth off any package for 10 months. Still have to sign in blood for two years.

I figure an HD Extra sub (HD PVR, HD programming, 6 theme packs) got $306 in the first deal ($50/mth); $204 + "free" temporary access to other channels in the second deal ($100/mth); now the "deal" is $10/mth for 10 months.

Hopefully anyone who was tire kicking signed already. Signing today cost you $180 by September over yesterday.

I wonder if Bell is trying to make the financials look better for the new owners? You know ... less "discounting".
 
http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=HHHVEYQYQTFY2QSNDLQSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=200900477
This could seriously affect new receiver deployments and future MPEG4 rollouts as well as virtually any significant programming or structural changes.

While the quoted comments above are just opinions, they are from knowledgeable industry experts and in the big picture, make a lot of sense.

As we've seen the divestiture of several BCE comments recently, Globemedia, Telesat...
If you look at them, the are not considered CORE business to the BELL name like telephone (wireless & wireline) are.

It's entirely possible some other units may be sold to raise cash to infuse into ExpressVu to help it remain viable, or they could just cut their looses now if the numbers don't add up.

I suppose, were it to happen, the bright side it would end their piracy problem.

IMHO, then I would only consider renting and then only for the shortest possible term or give very serious consideration to your other cable and satellite choices.
 
That's what I was saying...but it was easier for you to pretend you didn't understod to pick up a fight
 
In some ways, it'd be a bonus to sign on with BEV right now and rent the equipment. If/when they sell off, and possibly shut down (which I would see now as unlikely anyways, but for argument's sake) you are out of a contract and have a dual-LNB dish installed with a cable run. A switch to *C or "other" and you are good to go.
 
What "OTHER"??

For a *C switch, you could reuse the mount and cable, the dishes and LNB's are quite different.

Subtle difference between DBS (Bev) and DTH (*C).
DBS is high power, smaller dish and Circular polarized.
DTH is medium power, larger dish and linear polarized, just like the professionals use.
 
the actual reason is to fight 'bill shock'.
a customer would sign of for one fo the deals, save money and then when their first 'regular' bill came without the discount they'd call demanding to know why their bill wa sso high , forgeting they weren't getting the discount' and immediately downgrade... part of the problem was the way they were positioned to customers...
and sp, although i see your logic with the savings for that particular customer, the average customer with BEV only pays around $65.00. So the savings difference isn't that great. it's another thing that was looked at...

nem, who is answering...
 
This and the rest of the story is just a lot of wind. There is going to be a whole lot of dancing before the CRTC, competition board etc before this deal is official and do not be surprised if there are conditions placed on what can and can not be done with the company.

There is exactly zero chance that the conservatives want to go into the next election with Bev gone all the customers screwed and Rogers with a pure monopoly in the east and Shaw with a pure monopoly in the west.

Will some things get sold off? Yes. But I wouldn't count on Bev being one of them over the short term.
 
So if EV switches to MPEG4 and my receiver is still functional but stops working, who is responsible? The onus is on EV to replace the receiver with a working model since they are at fault. There is precedence for this. EV switched HDTV programming to N2 from N1 and upgraded/replaced all HDTV subscriber's dishes. If EV does not replace or upgrade my 9200s (purchased new form EV), then I will be suing for costs. I've had enough of their defective hardware, bad HD programming and being screwed on hardware costs while they give new hardware and programming away to new subscribers. :mad:
 
A non-issue. *C provides a free dish, LNBs and installation for new subscribers. I already have the dish and LNBs (you can't give them away) so all I need to do is pick up a new/used receiver and subscribe. It is often better to switch services than to upgrade an existing service. Go figure?! :confused: After all, they are competing with Dish/EV FTA. :eek:
 
What free hardware is iven to new clients? Other the dish which is installed for free, an offer you benifited from too, nothing else is given free.New client have to pay their receivers the same pou would or rent at the same price you would
 
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